Lych Gate to North of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 February 1985. Gate.

Lych Gate to North of Church of St Michael

WRENN ID
salt-lancet-sparrow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 February 1985
Type
Gate
Address
Lych Gate to North of Church of St Michael, Low Warden
OS grid reference
NY 913 665
Coordinates
54.99311, -2.13695
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The lych gate to the north of the Church of St Michael was built in 1903. It is constructed from stone and timber, topped with a stone slate roof, and is designed in a Free Gothic style. The gate features an ornate timber superstructure resting on a moulded stone plinth. It has four gables adorned with traceried barge-boards above shouldered arches, which include carved foliage in the spandrels. There is also an inscription commemorating Mary, the wife of George Cruddas.

Local climate

Lych Gate to North of Church of St Michael receives an average of 920 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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